The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-25
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cupants of the station, except the
officials. Naturally enough they got
into conversation. and V,lery orered
Libert cigar. Lihert volunteered the
information that he was going to visit
relatives whom he bad not seen for
many years.
"That is singular" said Valery, for
lam bent on precisely the same mis-
Sfon"
Then Valery told how he had spent
most of his life in Ceylon, and was
about to see his aunts at LIE Pont
dOuest, for the first time in ten years.
"It will be quite interesting" he
added: "for they will certainly not
recognize me, and almost wish [ had
not telegraph-d to them, but taken
them by surprise instead"
AS the time for the arrival of the
train going east drew near several pas
sengers came ON the platform. Sud-
denly the sound of an approaching
locomotive was heard, and speedily it
came round the curve at great speed
and darted through the station. AS it
did so a loud report was heard, some
thing shot into the air, and the next
moment descended on the head of
Valery, crushing in his skull and kill
ing him instantly. A crowd gathered
around the spot where the corpse of
the young man lay, and the officials
were among the first there. Libert
was all alive and in an instant decided
the course he would take.
cit is terrible" he said; "this is my
valet. l am Mons. Stanislas Valery,
and was on my way to visit my rela-
tives at lie Point d'Ouest. 1t i no use
sending for a doctor, but if You will
remove the body to more suitable
place / will consider it favor"
The railway officials were thoroughly
deceived and the corpse was carried to
a small office adjoining the main
station and laid upon rug. Libert
directed the door to be locked and took
possessio of the key. While the Off
Gals were busy dispatrhing the train
from the west, Libert entered the office
and rihed the pockets of the CORPSE. re-
moving papers, pocketbook, card case
and everything except small! sum in
money. He uuclasped the gold repeater
from the chain and substituted his own
tim npiece
After the train had been dispatched,
he directed the baggage bearing the
name of Va.ery to be removed to
hotel and went thither himself, under
the y ne Of S5anislas Valery. In the
meantime the authorities had taken
possession of the corpse of the real
Valery. r." next day an inqu."y was
held and verdict in 1ccor' - q with
the facts was r"ni"rarl. l. It, who
had telagrapI,d to h. Pont TOuest,
saw that the body was properly in
TERED. and then made arrang nentS to
assume the character as Well as the
name of the deal n N. From letters
and other do "unnnts t,und in the lug
gage he had procured Information
which he thought woU,d enable him to
personate Fllery. at least for a time,
and. having by the same means ascer-
tanned the name of the un'ortunrte
mans aunt, he put bold flce OF it
and went to LIE Pont Quest. His
good looks and gentlemanly add "ess
and the clothes belonging to the dead
man, which fit him admirably. aided
him in carrying out the deception. The
ladies received him without suspicion,
anc. with the utmost cOrdality, and he
was installed as temporary master of
the beautiful residence which they in
habit,ted. He devoted his time with
grea care to examining all the papers
which he found in the trunks which he
had appropriated, and in practising so
as to initiate with great acllteness the
dead mans writing. lie had obtained
several thousands of francs from the
pOcket-bOok found on the corpse. One
thing, however, puzzled him; though
there were documents showing that
large deposits had been made by
Valery previous to qU ting Ceylon,
there was nothing that gave any
authority to draw this money from the
Bank of France. In the course of
three weeks, however, his mind was
set at rest on this subject. as he re-
ceived by mail, addressed TO Mons.
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